Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide)
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0240519523 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Animation Magazine April / DV Magazine April, BBB May, Millimeter - SIGGRAPH issue - July
Jason Patnode teaches modeling and animation at The Academy of Art University, he has worked in both game and film production and was previously Lead 3D Technical Artist at LucasArts, a division of LucasFilm, California, USA.
Excellent Guide! I found this book extremely helpful in learning how to model, texture, animate, and even add effects. The step-by-step instructions make the exercises easy to follow, and the list of common hotkeys proved indispensable -- making it easy to navigate around Maya quickly. Jason Patnode also explains texturin. V. Vladivostok said A Must-Have For All Maya Users and CG Afficianados!. This Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5 is amazing! I have used Maya extensively for nearly A Must-Have For All Maya Users and CG Afficianados! V. Vladivostok This Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5 is amazing! I have used Maya extensively for nearly 4 years in the motion picture business and this book even showed me things that I didn't know. Jason Patnode's style is easy to read but not patronizing and I think that if I had this book when I first stumbled into the wo. years in the motion picture business and this book even showed me things that I didn't know. Jason Patnode's style is easy to read but not patronizing and I think that if I had this book when I first stumbled into the wo. Brilliant! Excellent technical artist. This book had me working through the basics very quickly and took me through most things I needed. Wish he had books covering some of the other software systems I use.
Written by a LucasArts professional it will provide invaluable knowledge that will help you get that elusive first job in animation!. It provides you with all you need to know to get up and running with this difficult software, fast! Focusing only on the key things you need to know when starting out it doesn't overload you, so speeds up your learning process.Highly illustrated in color throughout this book benefits from a clear, concise, jargon free style. * Companion website provides new updates and tutorials for version 6!If you are an artist who's new to Alias's Maya, or are moving over to use this powerful, oscar-winning animation and effects software from another 3D package, you will find this book invaluable